centre for health care ethics presents

(thunder bay - september 16, 2005) what is compassion? why should clinicians feel compassion for patients? can health care professionals be motivated to feel compassion and act accordingly? these are some of the questions that will be explored at the bioethics encounters session, "role of compassion in the practice of medicine and nursing," presented by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for health care ethics (chce).

who: 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for health care ethics

what: bioethics encounters session

role of compassion in the practice of medicine and nursing

where: st. joseph's hospital

when: wednesday, september 21 at 7:30 p.m.

the keynote speaker will be philosopher and ethicist, brendan leier, phd, from the john dossetor health ethics centre of the university of alberta. for the past few years, dr. leier has been studying the issues of compassion in the health care system, and he is writing a book on the subject.

responding to his presentation will be harriet laudadio, executive director of the thunder bay and district victorian order of nurses, and dr. kathy simpson of the thunder bay regional health sciences centre. the facilitator of the session is david shannon, lawyer and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. after initial remarks from the panel members, the forum will be open to anyone from the audience.

"this session is not only for health care workers, university staff and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , but also for patients and their families as well as the general public," says dr. jaro kotalik, director of chce. "it is an opportunity for those who have benefited from compassionate care and those who have experienced a hurtful lack of compassion to share their stories."

this session is the first in a series of presentations organized by chce, which will run monthly from september 2005 to june 2006. every evening will be devoted to a different topic dealing with pressing and often controversial issues that are emerging in health care delivery. there will be opportunities to discuss ethical decision making in the intensive care unit, in term care, and in the care of the aboriginal population. other sessions will explore various religious perspectives on health care ethics, the ethics of prescribing or denying the prescription of drugs, and the ethics of creating waiting lists for medical intervention. most sessions will be designed to share local experiences and will feature local experts, but speakers will also come from the university of toronto and mcmaster university.

there is no admission fee to these sessions and free parking is available behind the dental offices of dr. bloom across the street. the session will also be available as a real time video conference in all ontario health care institutions that are associated with the north network. those interested in participating should contact the north network coordinator in their local hospital. for more information about this session or about membership in the centre for health care ethics, call (807) 343 8126 or send an e-mail to chce@lakeheadu.ca.

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contact: marla tomlinson, office of communications, 807-343-8177 or 807-472-9113.